Armed Disturbance leads to Officer Involved Shooting
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Posted by: Staff
Date: Sep 22 2022 6:57 AM
OKALOOSA COUNTY:One person is dead after deputies responding to a call of an armed disturbance
encountered a man with a gun chasing a woman inside the Regatta Bay Community in
Destin. No deputies were injured.
Investigators say it appears to have been a domestic violence situation, with the
armed man pursuing the woman around and inside a home under construction on
Sailmaker Lane around 4:30 p.m. He ignored repeated demands to drop the gun and
fired at one of our deputies. Fire was returned. The suspect was struck and died at the
scene.
The State Attorney’s Office also responded.
As part of the standard protocol for use of force investigations, the deputies
involved will be placed on administrative leave, with pay, pending the results of an
investigation.
Additional details will be released at a later time.
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